The Christmas Card

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After her father dies leaving only debts, Alice and her ailing mother are forced to depend on the grudging charity of Aunt Jane. Cold and exhausted on London’s streets, Alice studies a Christmas card showing a warm family gathering that bears no resemblance to her own precarious life.

Alice enters service and is placed in charge of a spoiled young girl, finding her only ally in the child’s uncle Rory, who recognises abilities beyond those expected of a servant. When someone attempts to ruin her reputation, Alice must protect both her position and her mother from another descent into poverty.